A NUMBER of politicians have stated their intention to stand in the Bridgwater and West Somerset constituency at the General Election on Thursday, December 12.

Somerset County Gazette:

Ian Liddell-Grainger will be standing for the Conservatives, hoping to retain his seat.

Somerset County Gazette: ElectionsModule Candidate photo

Bill Revans has been selected for the Liberal Democrats.

Somerset County Gazette:

Diogo Rodrigues has declared he will stand as an Independent.

Somerset County Gazette:

Oliver Thornton has been selected as the Labour candidate.

Somerset County Gazette:

And Alexander Waugh is the prospective parliamentary candidate for the Brexit Party.

The Green Party has not yet announced its candidate.


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(For impartiality we have listed the candidates in alphabetical order of their surname).

The deadline for nominations is 4pm on Thursday, November 14.